$3,795 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
On the first day of your 10-day primates and wildlife safari in Uganda, our guide will pick you up from the hotel. The guide will brief you about the 10-day Uganda safari. Later, you'll embark on a drive to Murchison Falls National Park, through the lush countryside, past Luweero. Along the way, you will branch off for a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to meet the rhinos, one of the Big Five during this amazing safari. After that activity, you will embark on your journey to Murchison Falls, and have a stopover in Masindi for your lunch. You'll arrive at the park and head to the top of the falls, there is nothing as breathtaking as watching the water gush through the 8m gorge, and lowering down 45 meters hence causing the ground to shake. Later, you'll depart the top of the falls and head to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Morning Game Drive and Boat Cruise
Morning Game Drive and Boat Cruise
You'll get up in the morning, have the best of breakfasts, and be led away by the guide to the park's finest spots for the game drive preferably in the northern sector of the park. There you will be positioned to view wildlife such as giraffes, elephants, lions, antelopes, buffaloes, hartebeests, warthogs, and many more. You'll depart the game drive and head back for lunch and relaxation. In the afternoon, you'll drive to the Nile with the excitement of taking a boat cruise. Later, you will board the boat and head for a launch cruise on the Nile, the cruise guarantees you an amazing view of the Nile and its surroundings, a view of the Nile crocodiles, hippos, and several animals and bird species on the shores. Later, you will drive back to the lodge, have dinner, and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Early in the morning, you will be treated to breakfast at your lodge. Later, you'll pack your bags and board the vehicle for transfer to Kibale Forest National Park, famous for hosting the biggest number of primates in Uganda and East Africa at large. You'll depart Murchison Falls for a long drive that can take you about 6 hours. You will stop at Fort Portal Town as you appreciate the rewards of nature to the Fort Portal evidenced by impressive views of the Rwenzori ranges, crater lakes, and many more. You can opt for the Bigodi Swamp walk at Bigodi Swamps to get acquainted with the several bird species in the area as you take the swamp walk. Later, you will head to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Turaco Treetops Lodge
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Chimpanzee Tracking and Bigodi Tour
Chimpanzee Tracking and Bigodi Tour
You'll enjoy a quick breakfast in the morning. Then, you'll head to the park headquarters for a briefing session regarding chimpanzee tracking. Thereafter, you will be guided to the forest and experience tracking the chimps and other primates in their natural habitat. The park’s site guide will take you through this adventurous experience where you may be blessed with huge meetings of various forest primates like baboons, L’hoest, black-faced colobus monkeys, and other forest species. The experience takes an hour to see the beautiful forest bird species like the great blue turaco, African broadbill, Ross’ and, butterflies. Afterward, you'll have lunch at the park. After lunch, you will go for the Bigodi wetland evening tour near Kibale forest known for the colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, and a wealth of birdlife like the African Broad-bill and the great blue turaco.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Turaco Treetops Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Fort Portal and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Fort Portal and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Fort Portal is a beautiful city with several tourist attractions. You'll begin your day with a city tour of Fort Portal by driving through the town; visit the King's palace, the Tooro Botanical Gardens, and so much more. You'll visit the different crater lakes, and tea plantations and hike to the top for a magical experience with incredible views of the distant horizons and Kibale Forest, visit the Amabere Caves for an amazing cultural, geographical, and historical experience and enjoy the beautiful waterfalls at the caves and hike Nyakasura hills for amazing views and more nature experiences.
After, you will have lunch and later transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ihamba Lakeside Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Game Drive and Boat Cruise
Game Drive and Boat Cruise
You'll discover Queen Elizabeth National Park in the cool morning with an early game drive to possibly see the Big Five members which are elephants, buffalos, lions, and leopards more times in the evening, warthogs, hunchback carnivals like hyenas, and many more species that are residents to this park spotted along with the circuits as we drive along. You'll enjoy birdlife species in the trees as you drive back to the lodge for relaxation and lunch. After lunch, you'll enjoy a classic 2-hour boat cruise on the famous Kazinga Channel, a 36 km channel linking Lake George to Lake Edward. On the banks, you can see land and water-adapted hippos, the Nile crocodile along the banks, and warthogs.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ihamba Lakeside Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Morning Game Drive and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Morning Game Drive and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After an early breakfast, in the early morning, you will drive off in the adventurous titanic savannah of the Ishasa sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, known for its tree-climbing lions. Here, you'll have a chance to see topis, buffaloes, elephants, and tree-climbing lions high in the big tree branches. This is one of two areas in Africa where lions climb trees to take a rest.
After the morning game drive, you will drive back to the lodge for lunch and a bit of rest before being transferred to Bwindi National Park through a beautiful drive through cultivated hills to the jungle of mountain gorillas of Bwindi. On arrival,
you will check-in at your lodge for an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Silverback Lodge
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
On this day, you will have a great time meeting with the mountain gorillas in Bwindi Forest. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is the home to the forest's gentle giants. You'll trek through the beautiful nature and spend one hour with the gorillas, an unforgettable experience. This impenetrable forest is also full of birds, butterflies, and plant species plus forest hogs, forest elephants, sitatungas, and dikers. Trekking takes about 1 hour to 8 hours based on the location of these gentle giants. After the trek, your guide picks you up and you transfer back to your hotel for lunch. Later, you'll go learn and interact with the Batwa pygmies who are said to have spent 500,000 years, and explore different cultures, traditions, and lifestyles.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Silverback Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Lake Bunyonyi Island Tour
Lake Bunyonyi Island Tour
After an early morning breakfast, you will exit Bwindi for Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale, Africa’s 2nd deepest lake. You'll drive for 2 hours while enjoying the view of the rolling hills of Kabale, have some relaxation while viewing the lake, and later lunch. In the afternoon, you will visit Kyahugye Island of the 29 islands of Lake Bunyonyi while on a boat ride/trip. On the island, expect to see incredible animal species. Also, you can connect to Punishment Island.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Bunyonyi Overland Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Departure
Departure
You'll have an early breakfast. Later, you'll start your drive back to Kampala for 7-8 hours with en-route lunch at Mbarara, and photo taking at Equator crossing. We will drop you off at your lodge or hotel in Kampala or Entebbe.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
